Roma Street Vendors Appeal to PM Matekane to Halt Eviction

Street vendors operating near the National University of Lesotho (NUL) in Roma have appealed to Prime Minister Sam Matekane to suspend their looming eviction, citing the government’s recent declaration of a national state of emergency on youth unemployment. The vendors, who are members of the Roma Street Vendors Association, say they have been ordered to vacate their operating area by the 30th of June 2025 to make way for planned road rehabilitation works. However, in a press conference held in…Continue reading with a subscriptionSubscribe for full access to every story.Subscribe - M85/monthAlready a subscriber? Sign in Advertisement ...